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Ban Ki-moon Praises the Moroccan Initiative on Migration

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NEW YORK, Sept.16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- According to the Office of the Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Thursday in New York, the guidelines of HM King Mohammed VI to the government to devise and implement a strategy and an action plan on migration.

 

"As one of the first member States to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1993), the Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, who gave his instructions to the Moroccan government to design and implement an appropriate strategy and action plan with a view to formulating a comprehensive policy on migration," and "its call for the rights of migrants" the same source said.

 

In this regard, "the Secretary-General urges the Moroccan government to implement the recommendations of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH)," The Secretary-General also "expressed hope that, once implemented, these measures will improve the situation of migrants regardless of their status in Morocco," said the UN.

 

To this end, the Secretary-General "encourages the Moroccan government to work closely with the United Nations, in particular the High Commissioner for Human Rights, to ensure that all migrants have access to justice, protection against exploitation and violence, and their full human rights," said the UN spokesman.